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From: Thomas Hilk <>
Subject: NUGGETS
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 11:37:00 -0800

This is just a little article that I transcribed today. I find these
kind of article interesting. I wish I was lucky.
Tom

NUGGETS
Merced Express, April 10, 1920

LARGEST GOLD NUGGETS
EVER FOUND

The three largest nuggets of gold ever known are the “Welcome” weighing
2,217 ounces, found at Ballarat in 1858; The “Welcome Stranger”
discovered at Dunolly Victoria in 1860 weighing 2,268 ounces, and the
Oliver Martin Chunk found in California in the early fifties weighing
151 pounds 6 ounces, bringing it lucky finder a fortune of $36,270. The
latter was found by a man named Martin while digging the grave of his
friend.

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Thomas & Paulette Hilk
1725 Wildwood CT
Merced, CA 95340
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